US EditionHundreds quarantined in South Carolina measles outbreak
Most of South Carolina's 114 measles cases are among unvaccinated people, with 254 quarantined amid spread linked to schools and a church, health officials said.
- Between Friday and Tuesday, South Carolina health officials confirmed 27 new measles cases in an outbreak in and around northwestern Spartanburg County, with 111 people sickened by the vaccine-preventable virus in two months.
- More than 250 people, including students from nine area schools, are in quarantine, some for the second time since the outbreak began in October, with most new cases stemming from exposures at Way of Truth Church in Inman.
- Nationally, the measles case count is nearing 2,000 for a disease considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000, with experts saying the U.S. is at risk of losing that status if measles spreads continuously for a year.
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By Devi Shastri - Measles outbreaks are on the rise along the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, where hundreds are under quarantine. Between Friday and Tuesday, South Carolina health officials confirmed 27 new cases of measles as part of an outbreak in and around northwest Spartanburg County. In two months, 111 people have fallen ill with the vaccine-preventable virus. More than 250 people, including students from nine local elementary …
Everything We Know About The Measles Outbreak In South Carolina
Source: efired / Getty South Carolina health officials are responding to a growing measles outbreak centered in the Upstate region, with 114 cases reported as of Dec. 10, 2025, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH). The first case in the current outbreak was recorded on July 9, and 111 cases are linked to Spartanburg County. DPH confirmed the outbreak on Oct. 2, noting that an outbreak is defined as three or more case…
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Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks
Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing. In South Carolina, more than 250 people, including students from nine area elementary, middle and high schools are in quarantine.
Measles outbreak in South Carolina is ‘accelerating’ as cases surge nationwide
A measles outbreak in South Carolina is accelerating, with hundreds of individuals forced to quarantine. An epidemiologist with the state’s Department of Public Health attributed the acceleration to Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. The state has recorded 111 measles cases during an ongoing outbreak in South Carolina’s Upstate region, including 27 between Friday and Tuesday. Authorities traced 16 cases to a church in the state’s n…
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